Grammar Practice for All Classes

1. Nouns: Name a person, place, thing, or idea.
   1. Flowers, car, tree, peace, Mr. Barnes, Alaska

1. Pronoun: Used in place of a noun
   1. He, she, it, we, him, her, mine, yours, theirs, everyone, anyone, herself, them

1. Verbs: Show physical or mental action or state of being
   1. Action Verbs: Ran, spoke, slept, ate, hiking, swim
   2. Helping Verbs: is sleeping, should study, will ask, are eating

1. Adjectives: Describe a noun or pronoun, telling what kind, how many, or which one.
   1. Smelly socks, tasty treat, beautiful sunset, warm embrace, that tree

1. Adverbs: Describe/modify verbs, adverbs, and adjectives by telling where, how, when, or to what extent.
   1. She slept quietly.
   2. He ran fast.
   3. The man was very tall.
   4. She is going out tonight.

1. Conjunctions: Join clauses or lists of items. And, but, for, so, yet, or, furthermore, however, for example, etc.
   1. We were tired, but we continued on the trail.
   2. We were tired, so we took a nap.
   3. She bought fruit, bread, and milk from the store.
   4. For example, she will only eat cookies.
   5. We were late; therefore, we had to get a note from the office.

1. Interjections: Show emotion
   1. Ouch! The stove is hot!
   2. Whew! I’m glad that test is over!
   3. Yikes! He went by fast!

1. Prepositions: Show relationships of a noun or pronoun to another word.
   1. The squirrel climbed up the tree, over the branches, and down the trunk.
   2. The play flew through the sky, above the clouds, between the birds, and beneath the sun.
   3. Grandma’s house is over the bridge and through the woods.